[EN] COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF IN THE TREATMENT OF AMYLOIDOSIS<br/>[FR] COMPOSÉ ET SON UTILISATION POUR LE TRAITEMENT D'UNE AMYLOSE
申请人:PENTRAXIN THERAPEUTICS LTD
公开号:WO2009040405A1
公开(公告)日:2009-04-02
Agent for stabilising the tetrameric form of transthyretin, which comprises a compound of the general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester or prodrug thereof: wherein: each Y is independently a direct bond or -CH2-; each X is independently -NH-, -O-, -S-, -CH2-, -NR-, -CO-, -CONH-, -CONR-, -C=N-O-, - NHCO-, -NRCO-, -O-N=C-, -SO-, -SO2- or a direct bond, wherein each of R1, R2, R3 and R4 is independently F, Cl, Br, I, CF3, O CF3, R', OR', NR'R', SOR' or SO2R', wherein R and R' are each independently C1-C3 alkyl which is straight or branched chain or cyclic optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms; and each m, n, p and q is independently 0 to 4, wherein m+n+p+q>0; and wherein the linker is a linear or branched chain of 7 to 13 carbon atoms in which one or more of the carbon atoms are optionally replaced by a heteroatom, wherein the said chain is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more groups comprising halogen, O, or N atoms, or OH, C1-C3 alkyl, C2-C3 alkenyl, C2-C3 alkynyl or C1-C3 alkoxy.